Squash 'Uchiki Kuri' (Red Kuri) Seeds

Overview

Uchiki Kuri Squash also known as Red Kuri or Red Onion Squash is a little globe of orangeness. It weighs about 1.5kg and makes a useful sized dinner portion that stores well for up to 3 months in cool, dry conditions.

Uchiki Kuri has a glossy red/orange outer skin with deep orange flesh inside that is lovely & sweet with a nutty taste - a real winner for all squash recipes.

It is a climber that performs well and looks rather exotic & funky when trailed up a wigwam of hazel sticks, as the orange globes hang downwards and light up the garden on a cold autumn day. Can also be left to trail over the garden soil.

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Seed qty (approx)	10
Sowing months	April, May, June
Site conditions	Well drained, humus rich soil in a sheltered sunny spot out of way of strong winds that can cause damage to the large leaves.
How to sow	Indoors: April to May. Sow seeds vertically 1cm deep in a small pot. Place in propagator/cover with glass or polythene bag until the seedlings appear (usually 5-8 days). When the seedlings have 2/3 leaves transplant into 2L pots and grow on for a few more weeks. In mid-late May (a week before transplanting) dig a large hole 30cm square for each pumpkin plant (75cm apart, in rows 1m apart) and fill with lots of well-rotted manure. Make a mound and cloche to warm soil up. Harden off the pumpkin plants for 3-4 days before transplanting out into centre of mound. Keep covered with cloche for a week or so and water well. Can also be grown in greenhouse soil provided it is very fertile and kept moist. Outdoors: Early June. Squashes are hungry feeders so to give them a good start outside, dig a hole 30cm square and fill with well rotted manure and mound the soil up and cloche the area a week before direct sowing. Plant 2 seeds into the centre of each mound (2.5cm deep, spacing 75cm apart, in rows 1m apart) and cloche again until the seedlings grow. Remove the weaker seedling, and remove cloche a couple of weeks later. Seed will not germinate until the temperature is consistently above 13°C. Keep well watered.
Care	As they are hungry feeders, feed them every 14 days with a potash rich fertiliser. Keep well watered but try not to wet the fruit. Once growing, lift the fruit onto a piece of wood or upturned terracotta pot to ripen & allow circulate.
Harvest	September to October. Pick any remaining fruits before the first frosts. These can be stored in frost-free conditions and can last to Christmas and beyond.
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